Victoriagate/Eastgate Quarter Development

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Mon 21 Jul, 2014 10:23 pm

I occasionally look at the Victoria Gate webcam and have copied this, which is a reduced copy of the view that is currently on display dated/timed 21/07/14 18:00.What struck me about the view is the lack of any buses and cars at 18:00. Where were they all? PS. This is the link to the webcam:- http://hammerson.reachtimelapse.co.uk/v ... H7llr.dpuf

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Mon 21 Jul, 2014 11:17 pm

Leodian wrote: What struck me about the view is the lack of any buses and cars at 18:00. Where were they all? As you rightly say Leodian its difficult to believe that this was taken in a weekday peak period. While there are, of course, no longer any stops by the hoardings on the upward side of Eastgate the lack of a single vehicle of any operator even in transit on either carriageway is quite simply uncanny, ghostly even !!

Post by **cnosni** » Tue 22 Jul, 2014 1:14 am

When does Millgarth come down i wonder?

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Tue 22 Jul, 2014 9:22 am

cnosni wrote: When does Millgarth come down i wonder? Sooner the better!

Post by **cnosni** » Tue 22 Jul, 2014 12:44 pm

LS1 wrote: cnosni wrote: When does Millgarth come down i wonder? Sooner the better! Im with you there Lee.

BarFly · Post by **BarFly** » Tue 22 Jul, 2014 8:06 pm

Will be interesting to see whether they unearth the beck during the process. It would be nice to think they could leave some exposed as a feature but sadly I think it would be impractical.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Tue 22 Jul, 2014 9:50 pm

BarFly wrote: Will be interesting to see whether they unearth the beck during the process. It would be nice to think they could leave some exposed as a feature but sadly I think it would be impractical. I wonder if the beck there could be turned into a visitor attraction? I suppose not, but I saw a programme recently where at least some of Brighton's sewers are such an attraction and very popular.Seeing the piles of stones and bricks that are accumulating resulting from the demolition work going on at the Victoria Gate site I wonder what use they will be put to, or will they simply be dumped as land fill?

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Wed 23 Jul, 2014 8:41 am

Depending on the content they are usually ground up and used as the sub-base for roads, paths and other hard standing. You have to pay a lot to dump it in a hole in the ground nowdays.

Post by **chameleon** » Wed 23 Jul, 2014 7:44 pm

Cardiarms wrote: Depending on the content they are usually ground up and used as the sub-base for roads, paths and other hard standing. You have to pay a lot to dump it in a hole in the ground nowdays. The very mincing machine itself, on site.

BarFly · Post by **BarFly** » Wed 23 Jul, 2014 8:36 pm

Leodian wrote: I wonder if the beck there could be turned into a visitor attraction? I suppose not, but I saw a programme recently where at least some of Brighton's sewers are such an attraction and very popular. That could be fun too .I was thinking more along the lines of the exposed section of the beck in the City West "Office Park" near Gelderd Road though -- the beck only pops up for a couple of hundred yards and has nicely landscaped banks that can be used as a picknick site during the hot weather.